第一节 单词拼写 (共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)

1．We listened to the news with a　 ___________　 (混合) of surprise and honor.

2．There is a big underground railway ______________(系统) in London, which is good for travelers.

3．__________(奇怪) enough, he seems to have known what we would do next.

4．The business has ____________(变大) from having one office to having twelve.

5．Different　 __________(代)　 often have different opinions about the same thing.

6．That Wu Song killed the tiger a_________the villagers.

7．The most universal f__________expression is the smile.

8．N__________the head usually means agreement.

9．In an interview, Jeff commented that he had only one r______________ .

10．I e__________him as an honored guest.

第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

A

Complete the following story, one word for each blank．The first letter of some words is given to help you.

Yuan Longping, who is 1.67 meters high and 67 kg in w　 1　 , was born on September 7^th of the year 1930 in a poor　 2　 　family in Chongqing．He was one of the first China’s college 　3　 ．He 　4　 　from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953 and was sent to work as a teacher in Anjiang Agriculture School in the west of Hunan．He began his r　 5　 　in rice in 1964.In 1974, he became the first agricultural p　 6　 　in the world to grow rice that has a high 　7　 ．He is honored as “Father of Hybrid Rice” by the international friends．Though he is well-known, he doesn’t care about 　8　 　famous．He is quite 　9　 　with his simple life．He has mastered several foreign 　10　 　, in which English and Russian are of the first class.

B

I’m a stay-at-home mom of five children．We spend a great deal of time together as a family．I understand that this is not 　1　 　these days for most families.

Other parents have told me that they are very busy most of the time, but that the time they spend with their children is “quality time”．I could 　2　 　get used to that term．I believe that every second we spend with our children is quality time, and the more of it, the better．I don’t have to make 　3　 　to have quality time; just brushing my daughter’s hair is more 　4　 　to me than almost anything else I could do.

My children and I were talking along the sea shore one day and I wrote in the sand with a big stick．“The best thing in life is freedom.” The children knew 　5　 　what I was talking about．They were having great fun skipping stones on the water and watching the sun set colorfully on the horizon．Many parents 　6　 　for giving their children the “ things” they didn’t have themselves when they were growing up, while what children 　7　　 　most is the parents, at least one of them, to spend time with them．It’s sometimes necessary for both parents to work just to provide basic needs like food and shelter．But 　8　 　these are all supplied, the most important thing for a child to have is still parents.

Life is so short, and the time we spend with our children at home is so precious．Other moms tell me how much they 9　 　having worked while their children were at home．Thank you, God, for 　10　 　me in doing what is right for my family.

1． A．special　　　 　　 　　　 B．convenient 　　　　　　 C．common　　　　　 D．strange

2． A．ever　　　　　　　　　　　 B．even　 　　 　　　　　　 C．never　 　　　　 D．nearly

3．　 A．suggestions 　　　　　 B．efforts 　　 　　　　　　 C．changes 　　　　 D．achievements

4．　 A．useful　 　　　　　　　　 B．necessary　　　　　　　　 C．joyful　　　 　 　　 D．difficult

5．　 A．extremely　　　　　　　　 B．exactly　 　　　　　　　　 C．timely 　　　　　　 D．carefully

6．　 A．rest　　 　　　　　　　　 B．complain　 　　　　　　 C．quarrel　　　 　 　　 D．work

7．　 A．realize　　　 　　 　　　 B．mean　 　　　　　 　　C．hate 　　　　　　 D．want

8．　 A．once　 　　　　　　　　　 B．whether 　　　　　　　　 C．although　　　　　 D．unless

9．　 A．admitted　　　　　　　　 B．confused　 　　　　　 C．worried 　　　　　 D．regretted

10.　 A．guiding 　　　　　　　　 B．forcing　 　　　　　　　　 C．allowing　　　 D．advising

15．---- Could you tell me how far it is to the nearest amusement park?

---- It’s about ten minutes’ walk．______.

A．Follow the policeman　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．You can’t miss it

C．You’d better not go　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．It isn’t a good place

14．China is a _____ country _____ to the third world.

A．developed; belonged to　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．developing; belonging to

C．developed; belong to　 　　　　　　　D．developing; belonged to